Razor blade sharpening device



' Jan.1,1935. I ABER 1,986,603

RAZOR BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE Filed Jan: 22, 1929 v 4 Sheets-Shet 1 M: ATTORNEY Jan. 1, 1935. A. RUCKGABER 1,985,603

RAZOR BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE Filed Jan. 22, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 .H H H Jul ATTORNEY Jan. 1, 1935. A. RUCKGABER RAZOR BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE Filed Jan. 22, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 lm \v M UUllHHHu...

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Jan. 1, 1935. A. RUC ZKGABER 1,985,603

RAZOR BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE Filed Jan. 22, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR M ATTOR EY Patented Jan. I, 1935 l I itAzon BLADE Albert ltnckgaber, Stapleton,

l Application January "22,

This invention relates to razor blade sharpen ing devices, andhas foritsprima'ry' objectand purpose to provide a simply constructed and efiiciently operating device whereby razor blades li may be quickly honed and stroppedto provide tive movement oftheblade honing and stropping means, at the electionof I'd thereof "as 'willbe hereinafter more fully dethe same with a keen'outting edge.

-Generically considered, the present {invention comprehends a device of this kind embodying means whereby the edge of the razor blademay be first honed hand, the honing and stropping operations may take place concurrently with a simultaneous rela-' with relation to the the user. t l

In. the attainment of the above purpose, in one practical embodiment of the invention, I provide annular honing and stropping members alter nately arranged in juxtaposed relation and respectively carried by separate supporting axes,

together with means for relatively shiftinglsaid supporting axes to thereby position the centers of rotation of the honing and stropping members so that the two sets ofmemberswill be eccentrically related to each other and'only-one ,set of said members positioned forengagement with the edge of the razor bladejor' the axial centers of said two sets of members may be dissurfaces of said membersare allconcentric toa common center and disposed in the "same plane for simultaneous engagement: with the edge'fof l i l 1 1 bersdisposed in operative position for objectof my invention to. provide an improved means for mounting and l the blade. 7

It is another important supporting a razorblade in operativejrelationto the honing and stropping members 'andimeans for moving said blade holder together with the 31 blade secured therein axially of the rotatable honing and stropping members so that all :por-

tions of the blade edge will be equally acted upon by said honing and stropping members. i It is another important object of myinven particularly designed for the purpose. of sharpening double edgeblades suehas are. used with so-; called safety razors, aridto provide two sets of the" oning and stropping members.above'referred to and means operating automatically in the'rotation of said members to L manipulate the blade. holder and alternately position the oppositesides bladeiin' engagement with the respective sets of honingandrstropping members. i It is a further general object of my inventionof the edges. of the to provide arazor bladensharpeningYdevice hav- 1,986,603 p p 1 l SHARPENINGli EVICE 7 and then stropped, or on theother.

I stantially on the line of lithe bove character I 5, H 1929, Serial: No. 334,172 I ing the abovtrferredwtoadvantageous f features p i and in which the se'veral para thereof, *together with the' operatingmeans for the honing and stropping-members; is very compactly arranged,

so that thefdeviceasa wholeisof relatively small 5 bulk, and the several cooperating parts thereof operatingin a positive and re1iablemanner, and 1 not liable tobe relativelydisplaced or get out of I order when thedevi'ce is subjected to shocks or jars incident to abusive han'dling. v y With the above and other 'objects in view, the invention consists in the improved razor blade sharpeningdevice and in theform, construction and relative "arrangement of'the several parts Figx'3li's anendelev'ation; m t Fig; 4vis a horizontal sectional view; taken sub Fig: 5 :is an enlarged detail section ftaken on the line; 5f5rof'Fig.' 1; showing'the honingmem n e ment' with therazor blade; h h a Fig." 6 is an enlarged se'otion'alview taken substantially 'dn theline 6'6 of Fig.'1; e Fig. 7 is a similar sectional view taken on the line 77ofFig. 4; I Fig. 8 is aview simila tOfFigQ fi on'a'reduced scale illustrating the means rr automatically manipulating and positioning" 'the' razor blade;

Fig; 9 isan enlarged detail section showing the honingmem'bersdisposedin an "inoperative posi tion andj; the s'tropping membersen'gagedwith theedgesoftherazor blade, 'and 45 FigJlO is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 taken on the line 10 -10of Fig. 9. I; The essential -featurefofthe present application, resides in the mountingand arrangement of the two sets of rotatable honing and stropping members-and the means for relatively shifting the centers ofrotation of t e honing and stropping members in each] set whereby the opposite edges of a razor blade maybe'simultaneously engaged i by the honing and "stropp'ing members in each each other so stropping members.

. of somewhat "between the adjacentflangesggroovesror spaces set, orthe blade edge may be engaged by only the honing members or the stropping members at and secondly, in the means for manipulating and positioning the edges of the razor blade with respect to the honing and For the purpose of illustrating these novel features of the invention, I have shown one mounting and arrangement of the several parts in the accompanying drawings which however, is largely suggestive, as the es sentials o'fthe invention might -also be othe'r wise embod'ed 'inan' operative device for practical operation by other means than the manually actuated instrumentalities illustrated in the drawings. 1;"

Referring now to the drawings; have shown.

the parts of the device operativelyifioiihted and supported between the venticallyrdispo'sed end. plates 5 and 6 respectively which are rigidly fixed at their lower ends upon a suitable base? A' plates 16 a 8 are. provided ng p01 ts with vertieally; extending V stropping me mbersare arrangedrin'closely adjacent relation to each other between the spacedplates Sand 8, and

since theyare of identical construction, the specific description of one set will. suffice; for both. Various arrangements might be devised/whereby the alternately arranged-honing and stropping a members-maybe eccentrically shifted relative to V hat either the honingor the stropping members, may exclusively,contaet with the edge of the razor blade to be sharpened. In/one simple and practical construction, I provide a hollowpntubular shaft 10 which is formed in spaced relationto eachof itsends'and on the outer .side' thereof with; longitudinally spaced circumferential ribs or flanges 11.j- These-flanges are of-sectorshape formandextend through an are less than 180.", andthus providing 12 of similar for rnz 4 The end faces 13 of the;ribs.121 extend from the hereof the shaft ;'l in parallel relation to a "di- .ametric plane ;i 1 1tersecting the -shaft axisl'. The" wall end faces 'l3 of theribs or flanges and-the. ends of, the hollow ortubul'ar shaft 10 from these of-the grooves -12 is cut awayor remo'ved as indi cate d at 14 to accommodate? thesel'ongatedmetal part ofthsection. oftheshaft- 10 which is pro-- intermediate of the videdwiththe ribs ll exceptthatthe spaced sector shaped ribs or flanges 16 of .said'block are positionedrelative to;;the*opposite-;ends of the block so that when the; block isfitted into the inserted through the hollow shaft 10, saidshaft 1'7 being of appreciably less diameter than-the internal diameter of the shaft 10. iThe ,block 15 is then inserted through the open side 14 of the ,shaft 10, ,said blockbeingprovided in its inner face centrally thereof with-the groove 18 of the same radius as the shaft 17 to closely fit against oneside f said haft The end faces. 19 of the ribs or. flanges id-on thebloc-k .15 are disposed in gparallel relation tothe end faces 13 of theribs or ribs or flanges ll of the flanges 11 and the block 10 is then rigidly secured at its opposite ends to the shaft 17 by means of the screws indicated at 20;

The hollow shaft 10 and the shaft 17 are now suitably held with their axial centers coinciding with each other, and therefore, with the outer peripheral surfaces of the flanges or ribs 11 and 16 concentrically disposed with respect, to said coinciding centers on the same radius. There is now passed over the annulus 21 of hard rubber or, otherfsuitable material, the internal diameter of which is such that it may be closely seated upon one of the end shaft 10 and fixedly secured thereto by the screws indicated at 22 are countersunk in the outer face of said annulus. A relatively thin ring or layer 23 of leather is tightly engaged upon the outer face of the annulus 21 and has internal projections 24 extending into the countersinks formed by heads of thescrewsv22 'tollprevent circumferential shifting movement of the leather ring; ,Howe; ever; any other desired means may :be provided; for this. purpose. This leather ring 23 constitutes;

assembled parts .a--,;ring or which the one ofthe series of stropping members, and it ;2fl

will be understood that said ringand the an-. nulus 21 are fixed only to the rib or flange 11 of theshaft 10, said ring and'annulus at the oppoe the outer surface of revolution is cylindricaL: &1;

Anannular honing member 26 is next assembled and is moved to position upon the outer; circumferential face of the end rib or flange 1 6 of the member 15 to which it is secured by screws 27.. The thickness of this ringis equal toythe 0:2 combined thickness of the annulus '21 and .the

leather stropping ring 23 secured to the rib-.11 of the shaft 10, and is opposed to one of the grooves; or spaces 12 between adjacent flanges or ribs 11-.

There is sufficient clearance between the opposed side faces of the honing member. or ring. 26 and the annulus 21 and stropping ring 23. to permit of their. free relative shiftingv move-a ment; Additional stropping members and hon-g ing members are thus alternately assembled upon {50,21

the ribs or flanges 11 and 16 of theparts l0 and" 15, and it will be apparent that 'in any displace='--. ment of the shaft 17 radially of its axis relative to the shaft '10 or vice vers'a, the honing members and the stropping members will partake-pf i 55.?-

such' movement, and the outer peripheral: surefaces thereof will assume an eccentric relation to each other to a degree corresponding to the: extent'to which the axial centers of the two shafts maybe moved out of coinciding relation. 1601;

*After the two sets of honing and stropping members have been assembled as above described, 3 they are mounted in the supporting plates 5; 6 and 8; The plate 5 'is provided with short ver-i' tical slots which receive oneend of the shafts 1:7 i

the other ends of said shafts being movable in similar slots 29 provided in bracket p1ates'28 which are spaced from the outer face of. the plate"? 6 in opposed relation to the slots 9 therein andlower ends to said plate are rigidly fixed at their Between these brackets and the plate 6 a horiia zontally slidable bar 30 is disposed and a similarbar. 31 is also positionedbetwee'n the 13121365 5? and 8, said latter bar having one of its/ends posed through a suitable guide opening. formed-i the block 15 and in register- 1 I 45 to. As herein umber-31 and the plate" Iii-senate ma "i fi e n e 32 an h l t n jacent its other end being slotted asiat133toree ceivea guide pin or screw 34fixed in the :plate 8. [The slide bar 30 is'provided adjacent'its op- 5 posite ends with similar slots 35. to freceive the guidescrews 36 fixed in theplate 6 i j i Each of the slide bars 30 and 31; isypr'ovided' infits inner face andopposed toj thevertically" 1 extending slots 9 in the plates 5 and 8jwith the 10 obliquely inclined recesses orchannelsafl which are adapted to receive the reduced ends 38 of the hollow shafts 10 which project laterallybe yond the plates Band B'respectively: Each of these grooved or channelled areas 3 7"ofeach slide bar further provided with aslot seextending through the bar and obliquely inclined in an opposite direction with relation-tothe recess or channel 37. Through these slots39, "the ends of? thejsha ft' 17, extend. It will; hejundei stood that thewidth of the c i r fnepr reces 37 and the widthof the slot 39 is such asto closely re-i;

ceive the endstof the "shafts "10and l'lfirespeci tively; so that the edges of said channe slots form bearings forthe shaft-ends. i P Any preferred means may be provided for shifting the bars and 31. However, for this purpose; I have shown link members 40 pivoted at one of theirends as at 41 upon the plates fiend 8 respectively, and connected at their other ends 30' by}; crossrod 42 carrying a suitable handle member 43. The links 40 have loose pivotal connec tionintermediate of their ends with the corresponding ends of thebars 30 and 31 as indicated l at 44. For. the purposeof yieldingly holding'the 35 bars 30 and 31 intheir adjusted positions the upper edge of the bar 30 is provided with spaced notches 45 to receive the free endof a leaf springindicated at 46 whichis suitably secured at its other end to the plate 6. I i l Also various arrangements of gearingfmight be provided for the purpose of relativelyrotating" the two sets of honing and stropping members while permitting of the relativeaxialdisplace-- a ment of the members in each set as above-referred shown, this operating means may consist of a relatively wide gear 47fixed'upon a shaft 48fjournalled at its endsin the plates 5 and 8' and actuated by asuitable operating handle 49 l releasably connected with said shaft by the clutch 50'50: To the inner end of said shafta' pinion "51 is secured and meshes with agear52' on ja xshaft 53f journalled at its ends in *the; plates 6 and 8 and centrally located below the honing and strop-j ping members. Between the slide bar Slandthe' "plate 8 a relativelynarrow gear54 issuitably fixed to the reduced end 38 of each of theshaftslO and a-simi1ar gear 55 is alsosecured upon the correspondingend of each shaft 17; between the-slide 5. "l'hese-gears havecon stant meshingengagementwith the teetlrof the widegear 47 as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The gear teeth are of sufficient length and so formed as to permit of the relative planetary shifting movement of the gears 54 'and 55 wh'ilemaintaining themeshed engagementof said gears with the/gear 47. Q 1

I have also devised a novel; ,mounting i'or' the razor blade holder'and means for turiiirigor manipulating saidblade holder automatically so 0 as to present the oppos e sides of the blade edgesi iii-f tten engagement w tnitherh 'n an stropping members. t i i h m Pa u e ed was .fi d. a their ends in theplates 5 and 8 and parallel Us 5 shaped metal straps57 extendingunder-the two vice constitutes no essential feature and? clamping device is provided with angular Wings right angles to the axes thereof." These metal sets of hohing and stropping membersand at straps57 carry suitable bearingsindicated at 58 which are slidably engaged upon the guide rods 56. The upper ends of these straps 57 arerespectively connected with each other by the metal plates or bars 59 which project above the straps 57 and are connectedjadjacent their opposite ends by the cross rod 60. To opposite ends of these rods links 61 are ;pivot'all y connected at one of their ends and have their'otherends pivotally attached injspaced relation to each other shownat' 2,to opposite ends of a razor blade clamping vice indicated at 63. The specific construction'of thisbladeholder or clamping deof thepresent inventiongand it will sufficeto state that it consists generally oftwo narrow" metal clamping plates betwenfiwhich the central portion of the blade? isl-djetachably' secured and clamped by meansfof a clamping-screw connecting the two plates whichpasses through an opening in the blade. One end of each of the parts of the or flanges extending in opposite directions to which the ends of the respective pairs of links are pivotallyv-con'nected as shown inFig. 6 of the drawings. members are disposed irrclosely adjacent relation so that the razor b1ade mounted in the holder will bridge the space therebetween and rest atits opposite edges upon the respective sets of the honing and stropping members.

The bladeand its holder; together with the links blade edges pressed closely upon the peripheral surfaces of the honing or stropping members by means of suitable coiled springs 64 which surround the opposite ends of the rods 60 and have oneof their ends fixedly secured to the bars 59 while their otherends are suitably attached to the respectivelink members. 3

Upon the shaft 53 spaced members 65 forming a cam track '66 are fixed. The slide bearing 58 carries 'aroller 67 engaged in the cam track 66. Thus, it will beunderstood that-when rotation is transmitted, to the shaft 53 through the gearing 51 and 52, the frame carrying the blade holder will be reciprocated axially of the two sets of honing and stropping members, and the edges of the blade will therefore, be moved longitudinally over the surfacesof the rotating members with whichtheymaybeengaged.' 7

At' the endof the reciprocating movement of the blade holderin one direction, the holder and Thetw'o sets'ofhom'ng and stropping 61 are yieldingly held inthis position and the the blade are; turned or rotated through anarc of 180 so as to present the of thecutting-edges of the blade to the honing and stroppingf-members For this purpose, there is suitably secured to each of-the hollow shafts 10 at relatively opposite ends of the ribbed or flanged sections of said shafts; the cam members 68.

These members are adapted to respectively engage obliquely'inclinedflanges70 of the lugs 69 on one ofthe links 61 in each pair extending'in relatively opposite directions from the blade holder, 63 Having now described the several parts of the device,'its'operation will be understoodas follows: Assuming that the slide bars 30 and 31 are in the positions; indicated mean will be seen tively, in f theislide of said "end portions of opposite beveled sides,

in Figs. 3, 4 and 7 of the drawthat th s he h t and 17, have a bearing support in the corresponding ends of the channels 37 and slots 39 respeca the shaft while the lower portions of the honing the respectiveblade edges blade rotated about, relatiyely ispaced" ananti-clockwisedirection; "the cutting edges portions .of the abrasive action.

comes into position 4:; the channels and .slots,.l it will be seen that the shafts are depressedl while-the shafts '17 are raised or supported ata higher elevation .so that said shafts rotate: about separate centers in There- 1 vertically spacedfrelation to'each other. fore, uponr'eference to Figs. 5 and f the draw: ings, it will be seen that the ..honing members which are carried by the shaft-1'7 have, their upper portions extending eccentricallybeyond the upper,

surfaces of the"stropping;.menibers; carriedby members extend'into the grooves or channels l2v between theflanges or ribs Similarly of course, the lo ng members car- Thus,

meet by the shaft 17.,

stro pping, members inloneisetlw in eccentric relation to each; 01;

bars in the other; set will .bes'imilarly rotated in of the bladerestuponthe upper surfaces of the active mernb rs, thesemembers'in each set will be rotated" .As the edges ofthebla e of thebladein'each. direction shall greatly exceed the width ofa ho ing;member and ofa stropping.

member. n Referring no to Figs. 6 and 8 of the drawings,

it will be seen that during the v reciprocating mo.- tion of the blade incontact with the honing members, thebladei disposed substantiallyjna hori- 2911 6811 plane and its edg es bear with equal pie sure uponthespaced setsof .honing members.

As the frame carrying the blade holder approaches the end of its niovement clined flange 70 carried v n'the p'la'nejof the cam arm 68 carried byfone of the shaftslO. ;,This flange is thereupon engaged by n I & cam and is of sufficient width sothatinthe continued rotation of the shaft 10, said camgexer'ts' an upwardbearing pressure, directly'liftin g the link 61 to which the cam is attached and thereby also v liftingthe blade holder and the other links at ta chedtheretoef Since the endsof thelinks .piv

otally connected. with the, ends of the blade holder must move in definitearcs,

the blade holder must be turnedor swung between theends of the opposed. links whicharepivotally connected therewith.

, The cam continues 70 until shortly after. the dead center position of the blade holder ispassed so that the upper end of the ,linklto which, said fiange is fixed will be, at. a

slightly. higher. 'elevation than the upper end of.

the opposed linlrlin' the same pair. Thus, when K the cam finally. moves out: of contact withithe flange 7 0, as indicated in Fig. 8, of the drawings,

the springs 1'64 and theaction of gravity'will cause i the, links, to swing; aownwja;

dly and completej the turning movement'of theblade holder and the a blad iii-a it? ir r nted he 1 K.

1 meters 0 portions ofl the, stroppi'ng members project ccentrically beyond. the peripheral faces of the hen rotation is 11 1-,

parted throughthe medium of the gearingabove, described, .it will. be seen -that *thef oningrand espe ctivelyl axial centersl clockwise.. direction, while the honing 1mm str'opp'ing mem- In'other words, since] reamiaway we.

. mite fielded, e lee moved axially bythe.

in one direction, the inone of the links 61 the lcurved'edgef of the it will be apparent that I the blade edgesw in contactw t t e fl n ev honed and; ,stropped throughout the length thereof. 4

members connected with the holder will assume a superimposed relation'to each other which is .the

reverse "of that whichthey' formerly" occupied. Therefore, it will be apparent that the opposite beveled faces of the cutting edges of the blade will now engage the honing members as the direction of reciprocating movement of the blade is" re-' versed. These operationsmay be continued for a predeterminedperiod of time. After the blade edges have'been sufficiently. honed, and it is de-' sired to then strop the same, the operator by means of the .ha'ndle43 'andlink connection'so, then shifts the bars 30 andf31' .to'the left from the position shown in Fig. 3, thus. depressing the ends of'the shaftsjl'l into the lower ends of the obliquelyinclined slots39 while raising IO'into the upper jends of v 7 channels orjrecesses3'7p This changed position ottheflpa'rts is shown inFigs. Sand 10 of the drawings and'it will nowbefseen that the upper portions of the strapping members '23 have thus been projected.,above the peripheral surfaces of,

th'ehoning' members 26 onthe shaft 1'7, the latter entering thespaces or channels 12 while the lower port-ions of said 'stropping members enter the spaces between the of the stroppingmembers.

In this relative shifting movement which;

changes thecenters of rotation of the two shafts and the honing, and stropping members carried thereby, it will be understoodthat'the gearsfi if and .fixed'upon said shafts also shift there'- with, but nevertheless remain in meshing con}.

tact with thewide driving gear 4J7; It'willnow be apparentthat in the continued reciprocating motions o the blade carrying frame, the edges of the razor blade will have contact only with the strapping members 23.. reciprocating motion in each direction, the position ofthe blade will of course, be reversed as above explained so that both sides of its cutting edges'will be properly strapped.

If desired, the device. may also be used with thehoning and 4 ly in contact with the cutting edges of the blade.

In order tothus dispose the cutting and stropping members for rotation-about a common cen- 4 the opposite ends ofthechannels 3'7 and slots ter andwith their peripheral surfaces'in the 46 seats at its free 39 respectively, and .with their axial centers in v coincidingrelation. Therefore, the blade edges willrest throughout their length upon both the honing, and stropping members and since the:

extent of ,reciprocating'motion of the blade is excess of the width of the individual honing and stropping members, it will be evident that in such reciprocating movements, all portions of ill be successively and equally and particularly those of the safety razor type,..

when they have become dulled,, can be easily and quickly re-sharpened and provided with cutting] edges of the same keenness as the original blade. Sincefthe operation fof such a device does not require" exceptional skill; it is well designed "for theends of the shafts" the reversely inclined honing membersandthe latter project eccentricallybeyond the lower portions 1 At the end of the stropping members simultaneousthe bars 30 and 31f thereby positioning I foregoing description considered 1 the services o f amex ert. ;A1so;by;combining both .-honinef dystren ns ac i n i o e device 5. of 5 small dimensions the necessity of using the usual; I additional stropping leather is obviated. Asgthe several imechanicalparts of the device ar s .s r i si n1.e orm,@ hey apar not i e y to ;,-readi ly get out -ofrorder, or; the device; rendered .10 i-inoperative'by; abusive handling cru se As heretofore noted theabove described me- ,chanical: arrangements permitting of the relative eccentric ishifting: of the honing and stropping members; and ,the means for imparting 1rotative it movement to these; members is largely. suggestive,

;-and I- accordingly, reserve thew privilege of 1 re- .asorting; to; various other mechanical expedients was welliash variations in theiormfland construc t idsupp tsrrelat ye clined:bearingsuria es aetmawi ythe espe tive; ax s t radia lyrmo- I tion oftthe several cooperative parts of the mechanism whereby thepurposesof my present invenr tion: may be fully accomplished, and as may be fairly. incorporated within-the spirit and scope .aofathei'inventionhas aimed. '1 v I I .claimills c a 5 In a razor blade sharpening device shaving .raiibladew holder therein, a series of cylindrical honing discs and a series of stropping discs ;a1- yternately .arrangedurvith respect a to the honing izdiscsfl: means for bodily shifting the respective --series ofgfiiscs :as separateunits to dispose either useries; of discs at; will; in position for operative v engagementywith' theredge -of the razor blade while-rendering the 1 other series of discs inop aerativeg'and means for rotating c said discs when @3 3yinuoperativeposition g a razonblade sharpening device having bers and a :series of :stropping members alter- -nately arranged=with :fr'espectto the :honing memmlfl tubers as'sepai'atet axis foreach seriesxbfimembers,

ommonuadjustable supporting 'meansforfsaid a ires andv said supporting means; having parts cooperating; with" the respective axes in 'ther-vad- 'justme'nt-ofsaid supporting means to eccentri- 1 c'allyaposition-either? series: :of .meznb'ers atf 'will imposition for operative. engagement with the "edgeof the razor blade while rendering thelother 'seriesof members. inoperativefand means for rotating said J series of members when in opera- 3. In a razorblade sharpening device having *a blade holder therein, a series of cylindrical honing-discs, a series of cylindrical stropping 'discs" alternately arranged with respect to'the @151 honing discs, a separate axis for each of said -Series of *discsgand means for rotatably' mounting said -serie's of discs including manually-ad- 2 "justable means operatively: engaged with the axes oifsaid' serie's of discsto shift either" series of a said discs at'will' toan eccentric position relative to the other series of discs for exdusiveioperative engagement with the edge of the razor blade. "In a razor blade sharpening device having a :blade holder therein, a series of cylindrical honing members, a series of cylindricallstropping members alternately. arrangedf'with respect to "ofs'aid' seriesof members, "and means for rotat- 170 ably mounting said series of members includinai uahyadjustable supporting means corni V of flboth series of membersand whaying parts"to"v coact with said axes and suptpoi t said membersfor rotation about a common 17. member to. simultaneou yfi ensa h ed e e r he a 35-1111 8.51 3 30! b ad 1 s a 'ner i ,tendine in; eppesfl l uin fiu diapl nes a d. on-

,other series oft-said members- -1=positio n.

[ blade, :holder therein;g cylindrical, sharpening members arran d in; axiallviiuxtapqsed e ion and each; of; saidqmeinbers being. bodily-movable limits own planes means: io u t t 2 wine saidsharpening member in udi elan i having: a :fixed connection ymembersgand:sextending;

:a lade' holder therein 'i a series of honing memseats for the-"endsiofie ichzaxisx the be r Seats -at;-the,;,corresponding:end gfsaid-agres et Line in opp sit i-gobliquelmm ibyzcau ingkthesamje.t ea respective taxes; and radi, fiv :to eachothersw er y e SitiOhSJE idi D Se nfi zqfr fii imfimb h tive: contact with the; edgezgf therrazor b ade 5 and simultaneously movethe other of said toan"inoperativ ip siti .j; m

'LwIn a;razongbladmsharpenin device-hayinga blade =h01der11ih ei ers' bein bodily/movable -1in:-. i s ew n a er ing in oppositeidirections .-thereron and means r a ive :leeeen t p o s; t9

bers in relatively opposite directions: fr such a comme t i e ennia seeeen rie r,:rcn si ien r the h i evand s opp n mb fis withire neet te ea et ernd pe eia fe e te ser es emc-z e s i esitienu e i n ire e gement t eed enof the' w e ie Qtmem e s neeerat veau b de-"hol r .tt e zein se es; lie e i n 1 shunni mem ersla eries-e c ndr st essin members alternately'arranged witn respect to the he em mbers; a eparateie sie ehze s id series i -members sup or mm n 0 t e a o both sets"efir emb rsuhsvins 511 1 3351 3" s i u iner arinets atsr or'thete ds-p spective axes; and; means, orrec tilinearl sa ax esaid 11 series nonmembers and p sition aiselec edzser .1 ofisaidnmen bersriprioperative ienga ement with the edge ,ontne razorsblade d-;s1dispe n th a i p ratiice i :6; In a iazorzhlade sharpening device-hav ngia yieupnerted plan 1 fixed relation toeach 0th and erred justablypositioninggsaid-zh as et endsh 'th the end w xrfehe ve thec e e r aledeiehemenine eentrciermpe emembersarezshifted owel iv'elya i yl e1 s e eni membersiof the; same; dlamete ,arrang ially juxtaposed; relation and each of means for rrotatab yafi p l l n sai shar enin members; including an: axis having a fixed con-- nection' with ;each-: of= .::s ai"d. members; andextendefor .rotatably supportingsaid membersconsisting 0 f elon atedcbearinaseats orflthei nd ie reee axis,the bearing seatsia zthe correspondingends f saidta esr xtendi in o p s t b u ly' clined plan s: and i -hfixedrre tien te'ee h: t r. a d nsron-adiustably po i ionin a d Dear- 5 i sr ea se d th reb ea s ne e same-te eeee with the ends of the; respective; axes and -radially move thesa e r la ivet seaehae herkwhe y said blade; i sharpening. embers; are

shifter t said members in operative-cont it theedge members in concentric .blade in contact with the'surface of the sharpen- ;9.In a razor v jkably mounted a'rlternately' disposed-disc members 25 simultaneous operative con-tact" with-the edge of the razQr blade;

8. Ina-razor bladesharpening-device, cylindrical alternately disposed disc 1 members of differe'nt abrasive properties adapted to engage the cutting edge of a razor blade, means i or adjust- '-ably positioning said members in eccentric relation to each other stodisposejaselected-member in position; for operative eng-ag'ement with theedge of the"blade,means for reciprocating a razor blade disposed in 1a horizontal-position with its "edge extending-axially ef-the sharpening mem- V --'ber, said-means consistingof a frame, -a holder for the razors-blade, overlapping linkage means mounted'in the frame connected with said holderfor yieldingly urging the blade edge into contact upon-the-peripheral surface of the sharpenin'g member, and means for reciprocating said "frame,said-linkagejmeans being held in yieldably operable position-by springs for keeping the ing member. I i 7 blade sharpening device, rotatofdifierent abrasive properties having their axes disposed in spacedrelation toe'ach other, means ,for rotating said members in relatively opposite directions, --and means ror reciprocating a razor "blade between said members axially thereof and width its opposite edges bearing-upon the peripheralsurfaces of theresp'ective members, said means-consisting-of a frame, aho'lder to' remov- --abl-y receive the razor"blade; means :mounted in the fram'e and cori'nectedwith the blade holder support'the blade a horizontal'position and yieldingly hold its edges in contact with the respective sharpening members; and means for reci'procati'ng said frame, saidi linkage means :being "held in yieldablyperable position for norinally keeping the-blade contact-with the surface of the-sharpeningmember? 1 I 10.- ln arazor blade sharpening device, rotatably-mounted sharpening members-having their axes disposed spaced relation' -to each other,

" aneans' forrotatingsaid membersin relatively oppositedirections, m ans -for'reciprocating;a razor "blade between} saidmembers axially-thereof and with itsxopposi-te edgesbearing upon the peripheral surfaces -of the respective members, said means consisting of airarnega holder to removably receivethe razor blade, means mounted in the frame and connected with the blade holder to support the 'blade a horizontal position and yieldinglyhold-its edges-in contact with-the respective' sharpening members, means for recipro- -catingsaid frame, andmeanseutomatically operating-at the end of the reciprocating movement of the frame in each direction to turnthe blade holder'through-anarc of 180" relative to-its' supporting "means and thereby dispose .the' opposite sides of the blade' edges' in contact with the respective-sharpening members. I

"11. Ina razor :blade sharpening device, rotatably mounted. sharpening members having "their axesl disposed :in spaced relation to each ether, means for rotating said members in relatively-opposite directions, *means for reciprocating a, razor "blade between said members axially -there'o'f and with its oppositeedges bearing upon t e-perime er surfaces-of therespec'tivemem- -bersfsaid means consisting of a frame, a holder *to removablyreceivethe razor blade,-spaced pairs of ;'links-pivotal-ly mounted at one of their ends" in '"the frame the other ends of 'said -linksbeing-pivntedin' spaced relationto each other tothe-blade v need-603 holder and supporting said holder with the razor blade disposeddna' horizontal position and in bearingcontact at" its opposite edges upon the respective sharpening members, means for reciprOcting said frame, and cam means automatically-enacting with one of the linksin-each pair at' the end of the movement-of the frame-in each'direction to'turn said blade holder and the blade through an arc :of substantially 180 and position the oppositesides of the blade edges contact with the-sharpening members.

12. In a razor blade sharpening device, two sets of rotary members laterallyspaced fromeach other, and each set including alternately arranged honing and stroppi'ng members, manually adjustable"means cooperating with the axes of said =m'mber's to si'multaneously shift the respective "honing and stropping members in both sets to eccentric positions relative "to a common center and selectivelyposition the honing members or the stropping members-for engagement with the respective cutting edges of a double edged razor blade, and means for supporting .the razor blade between said members and reciprocatingthe same "axially-thereof with its edgesin contact withthe -operati-velypositioned members in'the respective sets.

13. In a razor blade sharpening device, two sets of rotarymembers laterally spaced from each other, and each set including alternately varranged'honing and strapping members, manually adjustable means cooperating with the axesof said'members to simultaneously shift the respective honing and strapping members iniboth sets 14. In a'irazor blade sharpening device, twosetsofrotary members laterallyspaced from each other, and each set-including alternately arranged honing and stropping members, manually adjust- Qable means cooperating with the axes of said members to simultaneously shift the respective honing and stropping-members in both sets-t0 eccentricpositionsrelative to a common center and selectively position the honing members or the stropping members for engagement with the respective cutting edges of a double edged razor blade, means for supporting the razor bladebetweensaid members and reciprocating the same axially thereof with its edgesin contact-with the .operatively positioned members in the respective sets, means for automatically reversing the position of therazor bladeat each end of its reciprocating motion to dispose the opposite sides ,of the blade edgesrin, contact with said members, and means operatively connected ,with saidblade ireciprocating means for rotating thet'wo sets'of honin a d pp' e me be s i r la ively p t direct n l5. In a razor bladesharpening device compris- "ing a'blade holder, cylindrical sharpening memral-ity of alternate discs of different abrasivesurfaces, oneset of said shar-pening members:being bars adaptedfor operative engagement with the "blade; said sharpening members comprising a plu- 1 6, In a razor blade sharpening devicefcom-i y #2865693 mountedi on-ga tubular shaft, the otherset of said sharpening members" beingmounted on a shaft which passes withinthe tubular shaft, meansjfor positioning {either set of sharpeningmembers in operative engagement, with the blade, and means forrotating the sharpening members.

prising a casing, ablade'holder therein, opposed cylindrical sharpening members adapted for operativeengagementwith the blade, said sharpening members comprising a plurality of alternate strapping and honing idiscs, said stroppmg discs being mounted on means within said a tubular shaft, and eccentric shaft for mounting the honing discs to'provide for selective operative engagementwof the blade with the honing orstrqpping .discs, and means for rotating the sharpening members.

17. In a razor blade sharpening device, opposed {cylindrical sharpening. members, a blade holder ,adapted to holdthe edges of one'side ofa. double edge b1ade in operative engagement with the sharpening members, said blade holder a'nd sharp- ,ening members being movable longitudinally relativel each .co w th.

:members attached to said blade holder for lifting other while the, blade remains in the sharpening members, linkage {up the blade, from operativeengagement with ,the sharpening members, swinging ,the blade through an arcof about I I .thelongitud'in'al axis of the blade, and lowering in the air, around the' blade into. operative engagement with :the

sharpeningmember's again'so .of the other side of the blade which had pre- 35, viously not been in engagement, are now in opera- 7 and means for rotating'i'the that the two edges tive' engagement with t the sharpening members, sharpening members.

the blade into;

, a commonaxis of rotation; cylinq j -disped hpning and s ing members mounted thesha'fts adapted o en age thecutting edge tatable'tcyliridrical" sharpening member, a blade holder, adapted hold, the edge-on one side of a blade in o erative: contact 'with said member, iieie efhqmr while the blade remainsiin contact I 'th the sharpening member, lineage members attached tosaid blade. holder forilifting the blade holder from operative contact' withthe member, and swinging thebladeth'roiifh swer 180,,.1 n the air around {the longitudinal aids, of ,the i blade an'd T lowering rative engagement; with: the

jmember, and: means, rbr operating jthe linkage "gmembersm .t

19. In 'a razor blade sharpening device, a plu- 'rality of shafts'capable ofrotary movement about of a razorblade, means in connection .with said shafts' for adjustably positioning said, members relative to each other to dispose the selected members in position for operative engagement with the edge of the blade" thereby displacing the centers of rotation of the shafts from coincidence, a holder to support the blade with its edge in contact with the operative sharpening members, and means in connection with the holder for reciprocating'said blade and holder axially of the sharpening members to move the blade edge longitudinallythereof across the face of the honingand sharpening members. V 20. In a razor'blade sharpening device having 3 a blade holder therein, alternately disposed sharpening members of different surfaces, a separate ,when inoperative position, a r n n 21. In combination a pluralityof shaftsrotatable of rotation a plurality of spaced apart an ft eefxs faces of "the two sets of rings are' in alignment with eaclf other, anawhen the axesof the shafts fo a tnze; f sh m nine m mb rlsu p rtingmeansfor; said axes, cams at the free axialend of each member, linkage members operated by said cams, a carriage frame for the linkagemembers, a

guider member for, moving said carriage frame w reb i to o the blade holder relatively of the sharpening members, meanscooperating with the respective axesdnadjustmentof the supportingmeans to eccentrically position either type 01' sharpeningmeans at will in position for operative engagement with the edge of the razor blade while rendering the members of the other type inoperative, and means fohrotating said members about a common axis n members one aflixedomeach of said shafts and having operative surfaces extending Ythe same distance from the axes ,ofi the shafts on which they are aflixed, a member to be operated upon by a at su aces-a means o ld s l ,ing the axesof rotation of the shafts from coincidence ,wherebythe operative surfacev of n the .member of one shaftmay.be eccentrically disposed with respectto the operative surface of the be a fhaq h s aftafii' rou h in ,erating engagement -with the member to, be 0perated upon, the other, operative surface being out; of goper ating engagement 7 therewith; and

means in connection with theishafts for impartmg r ary m vem n lsa d sha s wh et erative surface of theecoentrically disposed memerated uponm t 2 In -adevice,,a grits h ing setttrsmatntea rsw t t eir er he l i a es aqn e l io with the axis-of; said;shaft, ,a plurality of sectors thereon and spacedapart, rings-mounted on said to the sector-son, the, nrstshaft andghaving rings peripherad,, 'sur faces of the n ermediate" each of the afts" ,be g; noidentwith each it respect tothe surare not irlhbin'idehbe? the surfaces 'of the rings mounted 'ori one" of the' 'shafts are eccentrically disposed "in" respect to the: surfaces" of the rings mounted on the'fother; of ysaidshaftaia member to be operatedi upohiby; eitherh'set of 1 rings, means :moving one of ,the'axes'iof the shafts from its coincident positionywith,the other shaft towards the member to beopgerated upon, -whereby the rings on the shaft whose axis is nearest the meme ct o isaid m m er and z or, rotating the rings acting on said member.

23. In a device, a frame, operative members in said frame, a holder, a member in said holder normally in operating engagement with said operative members, and means for moving the member in said holder away from operating engagement with said to turn the member 180 and for restoring it to operating engagement with said operative members, said means comprisingpivotal connections on the holder disposed equi-distant from the axis of the holder, link members each pivotally d in ,opposed staggered Q relation operative members in order is n a s eiitwiti l tm mb a 1 t otal connection ofthe other. link' rhemb'ermoving with it throughthe-interposed holderQand means frame; "a

for imparting a circularmovement to thepivotal eonnectio'n or thebthenlink 'member o nfthe holder around its pivotal support'in'a direction opposite to its previousmovementfthe' first link member now' moving with the second link me ber through the interposedj holder until the m ber in the ill-Olga! is I returned to operating e agement-withthe operative members, whereby sa1d*holder is;swung through 180 and the member in 3 the l'iolder fis restored to operating engagement with "the" operative" members but turned'mofro'm its former'position;

frame'ya member in said holder, a member' in the holderhermany in operating ehgagement with, said mem- H emberin the holder away from operating engagement with the member/in thefranie in order to mm the-member in" theholdr-"mof and restoring 'it to operating "eng ge ent with the member inthe frame; said means" comprising pivotal connections on the holder disposed equidistantly from the aids ofthe' holder, link-members each pivotallysupported atone end on the "frame and pivotally connected- 'at the other end to the. pivotal connections on the holder; the link members being of the' same length-and the line co'r' necting' the pivotal supportsfpassing through the poirit of engagement of the memberlin the holder with-thefme'mber supported in th'e'frame when in"'engagement,* and said pivotal connedtions being a'rrangedflat right angles to'said cone n l e Jwh fih' aid' memb r r Su h fi e l m emQY m nt' of the piv al n iq b d ho de ea in a. l d n and aggi ng relationship to each other whenthe rner'n- :per in the hold erl'ismoved outfof aidi'engage- 'n ent'm 0 iffipartine. to on im mbe around its pivotal support a? rotary'niovement to'ithei limit of its move exit for mo ing; the pivotal connection wh'o lags behihdithe' other pivotal connection, and means "nipa'rtingito the oth lin m mb a ound, its p 'Qfia fi fip t,

when the: I rst piv tconnection reaches. the limit ofitsvmovementya rotary movement for moving the. other pivotal connectionina'aj: direction oppositeto its-previous: movement, where- -.upon said means acting onthe first pivotalcon- :nectionis released, and said vmeans-"acting on the other pivotal connection "returns the member vin the holder to operating-engagement with the member supported by the frame, whereby the said holder is swung through 180 and the member in the holder is restored-to "operating engage- "ferent abrasive qualities '5 element mo 'm'ent l with the member" supportedby the -'fr'arzji'e but turn'ed1180" from its former positional 25'; ln'arazor blade sharpeningdevica a frame, a holder' for a blade,'pivotal connections on the p holder disposed 'equi-distantl'y off-center and on a line substantially atright' angles to the plane *or the"-' blade--rnembers pivoted t'o said pivotal oonnection's and to the frame, means for imparting arotarfmovement'to one of the'members around its pivotal support: on the frame whereby the Otnerm'ember is moved, and means for imparting-a rotary movement to the other member around its'pivotal' support-in a direction opposite d whenthe'firstsai'd to its previous movement an member has reached the limit of its movement,

thereby swinging the-holder through 180 and reversing the blade, and means adapted to operate upon the blade.

261'In'afn abrading device,the combinationof 'a'work'holder, an abradant-carrying member for abrading the work pl'aced in said hol'der comprisirig shaft elements whose axes of rotation are 'adjustable eccentrically with respect to each other,

and separate series of abrading' e l'ements of difpported bythe respecand movable therewith,

tive shaft" elements rnea'nsfor adjusting sa d shaft elements in respect to" the" eccentric positions thereof for causing contact of a selected seriesflofabrading elements with mewerk placed iii-said holder Whileffree- 'ing the other's'eries of abrading elementsfrom contactwith the work and operating means acting" on the'flshaft' element carryingthe selected series of abrading elements for abrad ing the work 'by'the'selected series ofabra ding elements while incontact;withthe work; 5 I I 27;In an abradin'g device,, the combination of ,members for "abrading; the work placed insaid "holder, movable and independent bearings; each ab adan car ri mem er m n a Y haf unted in said movable andihdperident bearingsand anabradingfelement supported on each shaft element "and movable therewith, said abradingelements bein of difierentabrasiv'e qualities, and said shaft elements being adaptd ;to rotate around a common axis of 'rotation when the said bearings are in alignmentgrneansffor "relativ "1 adjusting the position or th autie befo'f'a' selected abrasive quality eccentrically so I W k h eaa pl r it f rae l qerr n thelsliaft element of an ab'radant carrying rlnerr'rto the position of thB..;.aXeS vof rotation of. the 7 shaft elements of thefother abradant-carrying r mem ers to; .c l'e eme ause .c'ontajctlof the selectedabrad- H fth the workv placed said holder while preven mg contact of the other abrading elements with the work, and operating means acting on the selected abradant-carryingQmember'for'abrading the work by the selected abradant-carrying member while incontact therewith.

; ALBERT aUCKqABEa; j 

